The recently concluded Lok Sabha elections witnessed the participation of several former chief ministers from both the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress party. Notable contenders included ex-Chief Ministers Charanjit Singh Channi, Manohar Lal Khattar, Basavaraj Bommai, Bhupesh Baghel, Jagadish Shettar, Akhilesh Yadav, Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Digvijaya Singh.
List of former Chief Ministers who won Lok Sabha Election 2024
Charanjit Singh Channi: The former Punjab chief minister and Congress leader secured the Jalandhar Lok Sabha constituency with a margin of 1,75,993 votes.
Manohar Lal Khattar: The former Haryana CM and BJP leader won the Karnal Lok Sabha seat in by 2,32,577 votes.
Basavaraj Bommai: The former Karnataka chief minister and BJP leader won the Haveri constituency with a margin of 43,513 votes.
Jagadish Shettar: The BJP leader secured the Belgaum constituency in Karnataka with a margin of 1,78,437 votes.
HD Kumaraswamy: Another former Karnataka CM and JDS leader won the Mandya seat with a huge margin of 2,84,620 votes.
Akhilesh Yadav: The Samajwadi Party (SP) chief and former Uttar Pradesh CM emerged victorious in Kannauj with a margin of 1,70,922 votes.
Shivraj Singh Chouhan: BJP leader and former Madhya Pradesh chief minister won the Vidisha constituency with a massive margin of 8,21,408 votes.
Biplab Kumar Deb: The former Tripura Chief Minister and BJP candidate from the Tripura West Lok Sabha constituency won the election by defeating Congress leader Asish Kumar Saha with a huge margin of 6,11,578 votes.
Sarbananda Sonowal: The Union minister and former Assam CM won the Dibrugarh Lok Sabha constituency by defeating Lurinjyoti Gogoi of AJP with a margin of 2,79,321 votes.
Jitan Ram Manjhi: The former Bihar chief minister and Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) leader won the Gaya seat with a margin of 1,01,812 votes.
Ve Vaithilingam: The former Puducherry CM and Congress leader again won the Puducherry Lok Sabha seat with a decent margin of 1,36,516 votes.
Trivendra Singh Rawat: BJP leader and former Uttarakhand CM won the Haridwar Lok Sabha seat with a margin of 1,64,056 votes.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was the former Gujarat CM from 2001 to 2014, won the Varanasi Lok Sabha seat yet again. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, who was the former Uttar Pradesh CM from 2000 to 2002, also emerged victorious from the Lucknow seat.
List of former Chief Ministers who lost Lok Sabha Election 2024
Digvijaya Singh: The senior Congress leader and former Madhya Pradesh CM lost the Rajgarh seat by a margin of 1,46,089 votes. He was defeated by by BJP's Rodmal Nagar.
Bhupesh Baghel: The former Chhattisgarh CM and Congress leader was defeated by BJP candidate Santosh Pandey in the Rajnandgaon seat by a margin of 44,411 votes.
Nabam Tuki: The former Arunachal Pradesh CM and Congress leader was defeated by BJP leader and Union minister Kiren Rijiju by 1,00,738 votes in the Arunachal West Lok Sabha constituency.
Omar Abdullah: The National Conference leader and former Jammu and Kashmir CM was defeated by Independent candidate Abdul Rashid Sheikh with a margin of 2,04,142 votes in the Baramulla Lok Sabha seat.
Mehbooba Mufti: Another former Jammu and Kashmir CM and Peoples Democratic Party (JKPDP) leader lost the election in the Anantnag-Rajouri seat by 2,81,974 votes.
Arjun Munda: BJP leader, Union minister and former Jharkhand CM was defeated by Congress candidate Kali Charan Munda in the Khunti seat by 1,49,675 votes.
O Panneerselvam: The former Tamil Nadu chief minister lost the Ramanathapuram Lok Sabha seat by 1,66,782 votes.
Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy: The former Andhra Pradesh CM and BJP leader lost the Rajampet seat by 76,071 votes.
Electoral impact
The election results reflected a mixed outcome for the former chief ministers, with some securing resounding victories while others facing defeat. These results hold significance for both the BJP and Congress as they strategise to strengthen their political presence in the ongoing electoral landscape.
BJP secures 240 seats, Congress claims 99
The Election Commission of India has concluded the declaration of results for all 543 Lok Sabha constituencies, revealing the Bharatiya Janata Party's victory in 240 seats and the Congress party's success in 99 seats. The final announcement included the outcome of the Beed constituency in Maharashtra, where NCP candidate Bajrang Manohar Sonwane emerged victorious over BJP's Pankaja Munde by a margin of 6,553 votes. Notably, BJP's Surat candidate Mukesh Dalal was elected unopposed, making the total contested seats 542.
Implications for government formation
With the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) securing a majority, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to form the government for a third consecutive term. Despite facing significant losses in three Hindi heartland states, the BJP managed to secure a substantial victory, albeit falling short of the majority mark.
Coalition support
Key allies such as Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and Janata Dal United (JDU), along with other alliance partners, provided crucial support to the NDA, allowing it to surpass the halfway mark and establish a strong coalition for government formation.
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